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To the surprise of not many, Blake Griffin won the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest earlier tonight, and pretty much had it all wrapped up before they even rolled out the choir and the KIA for good measure. What was a bit of a shock though, was that while final round competitor, Javale McGee, was breaking out a new shoe for every dunk, Blake remained in a red/black Nike Air Max Fly By throughout – not the Hyperdunk 2011 PE that he was expected to debut for the Slam Dunk festivities. Playing up the “10.0″ earthquake concept which ties into the perfect 10 dunk score, Nike had an eye-catching glow in the dark red/grey/black PE version of the still unreleased Hyperdunk 2011 all ready for Griffin to show off tonight, but for some reason, the shoes never saw the floor.
That didn’t stop Blake from taking home the trophy, but man, would these have looked nice on his feet doing it. They might not have had their spotlight during All-Star Saturday Night, but you can check out what could have been after the jump, and we’ll let you know if there’s any word why they went unworn in the contest. For now, let’s cross our fingers that maybe they find their way onto the court tomorrow night during the third and final leg of the 2011 NBA All-Star Blake Griffin Weekend.
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February 20th, 2011 at 12:43 am
I thought they said that white men can't jump?
February 20th, 2011 at 12:49 am
These are HARD… dope glow in the dark. dope sneaker
February 20th, 2011 at 12:55 am
damn i cant wait for the 2011's come out
February 20th, 2011 at 12:56 am
damn b griff is a BEAST!!!
February 20th, 2011 at 12:57 am
i usually dont like a visually busy shoe, but these are fresh.
February 20th, 2011 at 1:04 am
hes black
February 20th, 2011 at 2:02 am
says who?
February 20th, 2011 at 2:21 am
hes half and half since black people claim barack white people claim blake,,,for once lets have a white guy that can jump like that
February 20th, 2011 at 2:23 am
these hyperdunks look awesome but there could be something wrong with them why wouldnt blake wear them? maybe theyre uncomfortable
February 20th, 2011 at 2:30 am
2011s are def not as good as i was hopin … the 2010 were a much cleaner lookin shoe
February 20th, 2011 at 2:44 am
Nope, sorry. White folks shouldn't have created the one-drop rule in the 1900's…then maybe we'd consider giving you Griffin, but because they did he's black according to America.
February 20th, 2011 at 4:17 am
why does he have a black strap on his shoe
February 20th, 2011 at 7:18 am
he looks white, he has white skin…. how is this even a debate?
February 20th, 2011 at 7:20 am
Justin Bieber is blacker than Blake Griffin.
February 20th, 2011 at 9:12 am
Blake is white?…..first time i've heard that.
February 20th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Different shoe for each even he participates in so I'm pretty sure these will be the game day shoe.
February 20th, 2011 at 10:21 am
his father is black and his mother is white. look it up
February 20th, 2011 at 10:29 am
With the first overall pick in the 2011 racial draft, white people pick…. Blake Griffin!
February 20th, 2011 at 11:37 am
And the white delegation selects Blake Griiffin
February 20th, 2011 at 11:49 am
i would say maybe he didnt wear them bc they didnt have the strap like his do an the bottom of the soles on his r different
February 20th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
when are these coming out?
February 20th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
so im guessing step curry white too??? lol yall r gahbage….we're here about the shoes something we all have in common
February 20th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
He's half Haitian American and Caucasian you ignorant assholes
February 20th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
blake is clearly mixed. hence the red hair but pale skin. alotta mixed kids look like him.. he jus went to ohlahoma.. wit da true white boys
February 20th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
so he just got all of his mother's genetics then? you look THAT up…
February 20th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
have u seen honkey kong? Slam dunk champ.
February 20th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
is that why he claims being white? the Oklahoma thing?
February 20th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
so he is actually 0% black then? I thought so.
February 20th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Curry may be white, has anyone looked that up?
February 20th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Blake is wearing the air max fly by, jeez I thought u guys were sneakerheads
February 20th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
lol yall are silly he is Black hes albino
February 20th, 2011 at 3:28 pm
lol blake griffin is black end of discussion aint no white people got skills like him
February 20th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
im pretty sure hes wearing the nike flybys
February 20th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
IKR
February 20th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Hows it feel brothers. We got the best rapper and best dunker in the game. Eminem and Griffin. (And yea Griffin is half Irish) Cuz if u saw him at any bronx zoo youd scream out white boy.
February 20th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Yous dont give us nothin, but bad neighborhoods cuz. And we take wateva we want, and get away wit it. haha
February 20th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
who in the god damn hell said different?
February 20th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
ahhhhh, he's albino, that makes sense.
February 20th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
what the hell are you talking about?!
February 20th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
look hea idgaf if uu black white chinese green or purple…………..
BLAKE GRIFFIN is WHITE AND BLACK…!!!!!! not fukin albino or 100% white or black. obama has nunthan tew do wif blake griffin……..obama not even fully black…..and how dha fuk izx he white if his dad black thnk about id 4 a min……
February 20th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
these are looking legit! they look like a mid-high top version of the kobe vi's
February 20th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
yeah run and tell that homeboy
February 20th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
i guess trailer parks are great neighborhoods
February 20th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Read the comments above you genius
February 20th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
Im white, and that was the worst thing you could've said…. Justin Bieber is a Wangsta (not a white gangsta, but a wanna-be-gangster)
Also his voice is not black at all….
February 21st, 2011 at 12:08 am
He's not end of story
February 21st, 2011 at 10:00 am
I think these was the nicest sneaker on the court that night.
BTW, anybody got an opinion on his kicks instead of his race??? SMH
February 21st, 2011 at 10:34 am
How about we share'em? Lol black, white, yellow, WHATEVER. He's American. That's way we all can claim him. ❤✌&☻
February 21st, 2011 at 10:42 am
How about we share'em? Lol black, white, yellow, WHATEVER. He's American. That's way we all can claim him. ❤✌&☻
February 21st, 2011 at 11:00 am
look! it dont really matter…. my thing is the shoes! the ones he is wearing are MOT the same shoe pictured above!!! no "swoosh" on bottom. i want to know what shoe he was wearing.
February 21st, 2011 at 11:25 am
how about you share this d*ck
February 21st, 2011 at 11:40 am
Pictures doesn't correspond. The shoes he's wearing during the dunk contest are his regular Air Max Fly By. He only wore the Hyperdunk 2011 on the All Star game.
February 21st, 2011 at 2:39 pm
pause…
February 21st, 2011 at 4:19 pm
his mom is white and his dad is black, he's half hand half
February 21st, 2011 at 4:23 pm
LOL these comments are funny…. Having a mixed child myself, I will say that you never know what the kid is going to look like. My wife is German and I consider myself Black but also mixed with a lot Native American tribes. My son looks just like me but slightly lighter. You would not know he is mixed unless he told you. He could have came out looking like Blake G. Genes are a crazy chemistry that nobody can control…but I would never ask my son to choose a race. He should not have to. He is human. Judge him by his character. This is not the 60's people it's 2011. Our US President is mixed…. but it still seems that some of us are left behind.
*my opinion
February 21st, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Anywayz…. not feeling the shoes but Blake is a BEAST!
February 21st, 2011 at 5:29 pm
In the real world, if he's 1% black, then he's BLACK.
February 22nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
He's 40% white, 40% black, 20% Chinese.
February 22nd, 2011 at 6:28 pm
OK OK OK ALREADY WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO YALLL SAYING HES A GREAT DUNKER AND A GOOD BALL PLAYER YALL ARE SO STUPID
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:27 am
Blake Griffin already admitted, he's half Haitian and half Caucasian, Black and White. Mixed.
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:35 pm
THESE BICHES GO H.A.M.!!!!!!!!!!!
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:38 pm
THESE B*TCHES GO H.A.M. !!!!!!!!!
May 1st, 2011 at 2:39 am
This is the best thing i've heard all week.
May 1st, 2011 at 2:40 am
false?
May 12th, 2011 at 8:46 am
blake griffin is black. period.
that being said, there are white people who can jump, but they're all black on the inside.
May 29th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Tru dat
June 11th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
hes irish
June 14th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
he's not white lol…
June 21st, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Where can i buy this.?
June 24th, 2011 at 5:51 am
the sneaks he got on are different from the ones in the pictures look at the black strap on the the nike max flys he got on and then the no strap on the hyperdunks in the pics the max flys are out but the hyperdunks still wanting for a release date
July 2nd, 2011 at 12:31 pm
you are so racist
July 12th, 2011 at 8:02 am
i thought Blake was japanese not black.
plus, Eminem IS the best rapper, and he's whack (white and black)
July 12th, 2011 at 9:12 am
its awsome i will buy it
July 12th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
to me, it dosent matter if blake wears them or not, these shoes r frikn cool.
July 18th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Hes half hatian and half White look it up. I thought he was white too until i looked it up
July 20th, 2011 at 8:29 am
wht th heck f you
July 25th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
He is a fair few shades away from black, funny how this is turning into a race fight over blake griffin. Love the air max fly bys wish they released that colourway
July 31st, 2011 at 3:36 pm
where can we buy them????
October 21st, 2011 at 7:26 am
wow wow wow i buy this realky
December 29th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Kevin Love has More skill when it comes to rebounding and scoreing and he's totally white. Blake just looks awsome doing it (and thats the black part).
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